On its website the OHIM has published information on the impact of changes to the Council Regulation (see Class 46 post here) as well as some very useful documents, inlcuding an annotated version Implementing Regulation to which the codification does not extend.

Busy studying the OHIM's helpfully annotated documents (Picture by Hans de Beer)

Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark which codifies Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark and its amendments, which it repeals, will come into force on 13 April 2009.

"The recent publication in the Official Journal of the codified version of the Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark means that in the near future, the Office will be making a large number of changes to references to this Regulation in forms, e-Business tools, letters, the website and other communication channels.

The codified version brings no substantive legal changes, but the number of the Regulation (currently No 40/94) and the numbers of many of the Articles change from 13 April, when it comes into force. There is no change in the numbers of Articles 1-36, meaning that the references to Articles 7 and 8 for examination and oppositions respectively are unaffected. However, oppositions are affected in other Articles and the Articles referring to cancellations and appeals also change as do all references to Articles 37-160."

• Correlation table listing changes to Article numbers


• Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark


• Annotated version of Implementing Regulation